Chemistry 10th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-13361-066-3

Chapter 2 - Chemical Formulas and Composition Stoichiometrhy - Exercises - Basic Ideas - Page 73: 4

Answer

Tetrahedral geometry.

Work Step by Step

Both, water and ethanol have tetrahedral geometry due to spx^{y}3 hybridization. Because water has two lone pairs of electrons of oxygen, it has bent shape.
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